Which outfit looks better?

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I have to be less scruffy for a work breakfast event.

1. dress and cardigan
2. Fitted jacket with skirt.

I am apple shaped, mid 50s, pale/fair colouring. I will wear black heels. The winning outfit will be ironed.

That dress is a really nice print.

The dress and cardigan. Love the colours!!
Summery, bright and suitable for a morning event.

The skirt/blazer is fine but just looks like everyday workwear.

outfit 1 is the best.

Yes to the dress!☺

The first one - definitely

the winning outfit will be ironed

I like your dress outfit. Can I ask where the dress is from?

Dress lovely, cardi not so much.

Outfit 1 x

Yes, the first one.

Sorry that cardi is far too droopy for a work even where you have to look sharp.
Dress with blazer ? (If the colours work - I can't quite see).

I like the dress but not the cardigan which is a droopy.

The first. The cardigan looks perfectly appropriate to me but admittedly my workplace is very dress down. Probably depends on the sector.

I'm another who would love to know where the dress is from. I don't wear many prints at the moment but I really like that one.

I think the cardigan might veer towards droopy if it were say navy or beige but I think the sharp colour rescues it somehow.

I much prefer the second outfit!

(I think it's probably just that it's more my style though)

I love the first outfit but for a work event the 2nd one is much smarter with the fitted jacket

First one definitely.

I think a cardigan isn't quite smart enough (but I work in a very corporate setting). Does the dress go with the jacket at all? I'm not mad on outfit 2,there's too much going on for me, with the colour shirt and patterned skirt, it makes it a bit more casual, with a white shirt it'd be fine.

The first outfits dress with the blazer from the second.

If you're fair colouring will the black jacket wash you out?

Love the dress. I am struggling to imagine the cardigan on, so not sure if that will make it look less dressy or not

I think I prefer the dress & cardi combo

Dress with jacket.

I think it really depends on the sector. In mine, a smart dress and tailored jacket would be OTT even at formal event. (I do wear a lot of jackets to work but I always dress them down.)